BR-6505-12-0R Brocade 6505 Fibre Channel Switch 12 Port 0 Sfps

The Brocade 6505 Switch with Gen 5 Fibre Channel provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in an entry-level switch.  Gen 5 Fibre Channel is the purpose built, data center-proven network infrastructure for storage, delivering unmatched reliability, simplicity, and 16 Gbps performance. The Brocade 6505 with Gen 5 Fibre Channel and Brocade Fabric Vision technology unleashes the full potential of high density server virtualization, cloud architectures, and next-generation storage.

Exceptional Price/Performance for Growing SAN Workloads The Brocade 6505 combines market leading throughput with an affordable

switch form factor, making it ideal for growing SAN workloads. The 24 ports produce an aggregate 384 Gbps full duplex throughput; any eight ports can be trunked for 128 Gbps Inter-Switch Links (ISLs). Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient and available path in the fabric. It augments Brocade ISL Trunking to provide more effective load balancing in certain configurations. Flexible, Easy-to-Use Entry-Level SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage To keep pace with growing business demands, data centers are transitioning to highly virtualized, private cloud storage environments. This approach enables organizations to consolidate and simplify their IT resources, resulting in increased business agility and lower capital and operating expenses. But virtualization is not without its challenges. Data centers must keep up with the explosive data growth and dynamic changes driven by virtualized workloads. Selecting the right network is key to realizing the full benefits of these cloud-based architectures.